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Fluoride Supplementation: Recommendations In The Primary Care Office, Dwight Parker
Fluoride Supplementation: Recommendations In The Primary Care Office, Dwight Parker
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Physicians in a Vermont family practice setting tend not to be very familiar with CDC/AAP/AAD recommendations regarding fluoride, especially when it came to rural areas in Vermont not on town or public water. Questions include: What are the pros and cons of fluoride supplementation? What are the indications for supplementation? How does one go about testing their well water? Which towns have fluoridated water, and what are their levels? What doses are recommended, and what options are there for treatment?
Promoting Public Water Fluoridation In Bennington Vt, Leah Fox
Promoting Public Water Fluoridation In Bennington Vt, Leah Fox
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recognized community water fluoridation as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. It reduces tooth decay over a person's lifetime by 25%. Over the past 40 years, there have been 6 failed attempts to fluoridate the drinking water in the town of Bennington. There is an overabundance of tooth decay affecting citizens of Bennington. The need for dental care in Bennington far outweighs the resources available.